No matter whether we are running a hackathon, creative program, accelerator or kick starting a new services project, we always look at the underlying structure of the teams that we are working with. Year after year we have seen the statistics that show diverse teams...
No matter whether you are an internal or external consultant, project manager, board member or CEO, social distancing has brought a new degree of difficulty to the work that we do. Even with video conferencing and collaboration software bridging the physical divide,...
Note: as at MARCH 2020, most public events have been cancelled and the shift towards online meetings is underway. When it comes to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) there is a great deal of misinformation spiralling around the internet. For those of us who host public...
One of the promises of a social impact and wellbeing focused technology accelerator like unboxd was the opportunity to not just change, but radically transform, lives. For the greater good. When we talk about technology and innovation, it can sometimes sound like...
It seems that almost everywhere we look, we find data. It’s in the tracking of our movements via our phones, it’s in what we buy, the emails we send and receive, and it’s in the social networks we use to connect with friends, families and...
Over the years we have worked with a wide range of Boards. Some have worked together for significant amounts of time and have built solid, trust-based relationships internally. Others struggle to integrate new members and remain focused. At the heart of whether these...
In the 1990s, the internet promised much, but rarely delivered. Global connectivity, a level playing field for small, medium and large enterprises alike – a democratisation of knowledge, publishing, media and commerce – and more, was on offer. The problem...
Usually when we think of the “future of work”, we think of technology. We think telepresence, remote working, virtual reality and automation. If we stretch our thinking, we also start imagining future WAYS of working too. And that’s where process,...
Over the last six years we have transformed our business, working with government, NGOs and corporations who want to reduce the risk of innovation failure. In this time we have run hackathons with literally thousands of hackers, hipsters, hustlers and humanitarians...
Social impact and wellbeing are hot topics at present. We are seeing increasing focus from corporates, not-for-profits, social enterprises and governments seeking to generate, deliver and measure social impact at scale, with downstream transformation of...
